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Friday 4 April, 2025
Amphitheater “G. Karabatzos”
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome & Registrations
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09:30 – 11:00
FIRST SESSION: Diabetes in Childhood & Genetics
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09:30 – 10:00 Lecture: Introduction to Type 1 Diabetes
Chair: Carine de Beaufort
Speaker: Kyriaki Karavanaki
10:00 – 11:00 Genetic forms of childhood Diabetes
Chair: Andriani Gerasimidou – Vazeou, Ioannis – Anargyros Vassilakis
10:00 -10:30 Monogenic Diabetes: The Greek experience based on the data of the National Reference Center Amalia Sertedaki
10:30 – 11:00 Neonatal diabetes Asma Deeb
11:00 – 11:30 Break
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11:30 – 13:00
SECOND SESSION: Technology in Diabetes Care
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11:30 – 12:00 Lecture: Closed loop in the very young
Chair: Abbas Qadreh
Speaker: Carine de Beaufort
12:00 – 13:00 Round Table
Chair: Nancy Elbarbary, Filia Dimitriadi
12:00 – 12:20 Use of Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) systems and Nutrition Franscesca Annan
12:20 – 12:40 Advanced Hybrid Close Loop Systems: A head-tohead comparison of real-world data Athanasios Christoforidis
12:40 – 13:00 From HbA1c to time in range (TIR) or do we need time in tight range (TITR)? Ioanna Kosteria
13:00 – 14:00 Medtronic Workshop: The Use of Advanced Hybrid Closed-loop System MiniMed™ 780G and Smart MDI System in T1D
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
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14:00 - 15:00 OPENING CEREMONY
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14:00 – 14:30 Welcome addresses
14:00 – 14:03 Rector of the Harokopio University of Athens – Prof. Georgios Dedoussis
14:03 – 14:06 ISPAD Representative – Prof. Carine De Beaufort
14:06 – 14:09 Scientific Advisor to the Management of the Athens Pediatric Center – Prof. Emeritus Andreas Fretzagias
14:09 – 14:12 Director of the Postgraduate Programme “Applied Nutrition and Dietetics” Harokopio University of Athens – Assoc. Prof. Meropi Kontogianni
14:12 – 14:15 Member of the Board of the Hellenic Diabetes Association – Dr. Alexandros Kamaratos
14:15 – 14:18 President of the Board of Hellenic Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology – Prof. Evangelia Charmandari
14:18 – 14:21 President of the 2nd ISPAD Postgraduate Course Organizing Committee – Dr. Abbas Qadreh
14:21 – 14:30 Honorary Appreciation Ceremony
14:30 – 15:00 Opening Lecture: A Short History of Insulin Delivery: Guesswork to AI
Chair: Christos Bartsocas
Speaker: Stephen Greene
15:00 – 15:30 Break
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15:30 - 17:20
THIRD SESSION:
Lifestyle Management of Type1 Diabetes and childhood obesity
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15:30 – 16:00 Lecture: Lifestyle management of childhood obesity: A critical appraisal of the existing guidelines
Chair: Meropi Kontogianni
Speaker: Mary Yannakoulia
16:00 – 17:20 Round Table
Chair: Tzortzis Nomikos, Eleni Koui
16:00 – 16:20 Diabetes Diet Dynamics: Harnessing Intermittent Fasting, Ketogenic Diets, and Holiday Fasts for People Living with Diabetes Nancy Elbarbary
16:20 – 16:40 Nutrition counseling: more than carbohydrate counting Meropi Kontogianni
16:40 – 17:00 Carbohydrate counting: pros and cons Francesca Annan
17:00 – 17:20 Beyond Insulin: Can SGLT2 Inhibitors & GLP-1RAs Revolutionize Glycemic Control and Quality of Life in Type 1 Diabetes? Nancy Elbarbary
17:30 – 18:00 Comprehensive, Intensive, and Personalized Approach to the Management of Childhood Obesity Round Table
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Speaker: Aristotle Panayiotopoulos
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17:30 – 18:30 WORKSHOP I Management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Advanced Carbohydrate Counting
Parallel Hall A6 – Ground Floor
Moderators: Eleni Koui, Melina Karipidou
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Amphitheater “G. Karabatzos”
09:00 - 11:00
FOURTH SESSION: Diabetes Management and Complications
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09:00 – 10:00 Round Table
Chairs: Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Constantinos Tsigos
09:00 – 09:20 Hypoglycemia management and fear of hypoglycemia Nicolaos Nikolaidis
09:20 – 09:40 Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Understanding and managing a critical complication in type 1 diabetes Aristotle Panayiotopoulos
09:40 – 10:00 Glycemic control during pregnancy in type 1 diabetes mellitus Emmanouil Souvatzoglou
10:00 – 11:00 Special Lectures on Psychological Aspects and Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes
Chair: Stephen Greene, Maria Papagianni
10:00 – 10:30 Addressing Psychological Aspects of Diabetes: Diabetes Distress – Stigma Argyris Stringaris
10:30 – 11:00 Where do we stand today in the prevention of type 1 diabetes? Christina Kanaka – Gantenbein
11:00 - 11:30 Break
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11:30 – 13:20
FIFTH SESSION: Research debates and gaps
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11:30 – 12:00 Lecture: Additional Therapy to Insulin at Diagnosis of Diabetes in the Young
Chair: Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou
Speaker: Stephen Greene
12:00 – 13:20 Round Table
Chairs: Christina Kanaka – Gantenbein, Maria Xatzipsalti
12:00 – 12:20 Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Stavros Liatis
12:20 – 12:40 Hypertension and inertia. Should we start treatment earlier? Andriani Gerasimidou-Vazeou
12:40 – 13:00 Microbiome and its potential relevance Carine de Beaufort
13:00 – 13:20 Meal frequency and timing: still relevant for diabetes control? Aimilia Papakonstantinou
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
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14:30 - 16:30
SIXTH SESSION: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
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14:30 – 16:30 Round Table
Chairs: Evangelia Charmandari, George Chrousos
14:30 – 15:00 Obesity in Childhood and Αdolescence: From Insulin Resistance to Diabetes Mellitus type 2. Asma Deeb
15:00 – 15:30 Obesity in Childhood and Αdolescence: The Role of Pharmacotherapy Feneli Karachaliou
15:30 – 16:00 The Genetic Landscape of Childhood Obesity: From Monogenic Disorders to Polygenic Obesity Constantine Stratakis
16:00 – 16:30 The Role of Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence in the Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity Evangelia Charmandari
16:30 - 17:00 Closing Remarks
16:30 - 17:30 WORKSHOP II Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus & Celiac Disease
Parallel Hall A6 – Ground Floor
Moderators: Meropi Kontogianni, Melina Karipidou
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